Compound nouns: the last word decides
Vorname der
Always In 98.9% of 6,721 common compound nouns, the article comes from the last word.
The last part decides the article: der Name, so der Vorname.
der, die oder das Vorname?
der Vorname
It's der Vorname. Vorname is masculine, plural die Vornamen.
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- Plural
- die Vornamen
- Meaning
- first name
- In our course
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- Greetings & introductions
Example
Mein Vorname ist Ahmed.
My first name is Ahmed.
Wie ist der Vorname Ihres Sohnes?
What is your son's first name?